Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	heat_n	time_n	zone_n	13	3	12.4878	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84694	The times anatomiz'd, in severall characters. By T.F.	Ford, Thomas, 1598-1674.	1647 (1647)	Wing F1518; Thomason E1203_3; ESTC R208774	18,397	119

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